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Letter to Editor
March 13, 1798
Gazette Of The United States, & Philadelphia Daily Advertiser
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
What is this article about?
A stranger complains to Mr. Fenno about a severe putrid stench on Market Street between 12th and 13th streets, tormenting passersby for five days and potentially breeding yellow fever, accusing the city corporation of negligence.
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MR. FENNO,
I Know not another city in the world in which such a nuisance would be suffered, as that which puts almost in a torture every person who passes the square between 12th and 13th streets, on Market Street. It has nearly stifled the hosts of passengers for 5 days past-they put their handkerchiefs to their faces, and ride or run as fast as possible to get beyond the extent of the horrid stench, issuing from large parcels of the most offensive and PUTRID MASSES scattered over 60 or 80 square rods of ground ; and if there be a wind from east or west, it reaches cape it, until he heaves with a death like sickness. Is it within the jurisdiction of the city police ? If so, the Corporation are guilty of a most unparalleled negligence- it is sufficient to breed a YELLOW FEVER, and were the authors, or toleraters of the offence only to fall by its fatal miasmata, I do not know who ought to regret the event.
A STRANGER.
I Know not another city in the world in which such a nuisance would be suffered, as that which puts almost in a torture every person who passes the square between 12th and 13th streets, on Market Street. It has nearly stifled the hosts of passengers for 5 days past-they put their handkerchiefs to their faces, and ride or run as fast as possible to get beyond the extent of the horrid stench, issuing from large parcels of the most offensive and PUTRID MASSES scattered over 60 or 80 square rods of ground ; and if there be a wind from east or west, it reaches cape it, until he heaves with a death like sickness. Is it within the jurisdiction of the city police ? If so, the Corporation are guilty of a most unparalleled negligence- it is sufficient to breed a YELLOW FEVER, and were the authors, or toleraters of the offence only to fall by its fatal miasmata, I do not know who ought to regret the event.
A STRANGER.
What sub-type of article is it?
Persuasive
Provocative
Social Critique
What themes does it cover?
Health Medicine
Social Issues
What keywords are associated?
Public Nuisance
Market Street
Yellow Fever
City Negligence
Putrid Stench
Philadelphia
What entities or persons were involved?
A Stranger.
Mr. Fenno,
Letter to Editor Details
Author
A Stranger.
Recipient
Mr. Fenno,
Main Argument
the city corporation is negligent for allowing a putrid stench on market street between 12th and 13th streets, which tortures passersby and risks causing yellow fever.
Notable Details
Compares The Nuisance To None Suffered In Other Cities
Describes Passengers Using Handkerchiefs And Fleeing The Smell
Warns Of Potential Yellow Fever From Miasmata
Suggests No Regret If Offenders Die From It